Published on 06/11/2008
Spend your summer the creative way with Allied Arts Summer ArtsVan and ArtsVan Family Nights.
The Allied Arts Summer ArtsVan Project is a free, drop-in program, which provides Yakima Valley children an opportunity to explore the possibilities of the arts and discover their creative side.
ArtsVan
Weekdays, June 23 through August 1 enjoy free projects based on the theme “The Art Forecast: Weather & Climate, Creatively.” Open to kids ages five to twelve.
Monday: 10 a.m. – noon, Miller Park; 1 - 3 p.m., Franklin Park
Tuesday: 10 a.m. –noon, Randall Park; 1- 3 p.m., Southeast Community Center
Wednesday: 10 a.m-noon, Kissel Park; 1- 3 p.m., West Valley Park
Thursday: 10 a.m. – noon, La Casa Hogar; 1 – 3 p.m., Milroy Park
Friday: 10 a.m. - noon: Community Center at Buena Nueva Housing (in Buena); 1 – 3 p.m.: CAD-LAC
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Family Nights
Get environmentally creative with recycled art projects on Thursday nights with Allied Arts’ traveling art classroom, ArtsVan. FREE! Thursday Nights, July 10 through August 14, during Franklin Park’s (Tieton Dr. & 20th Ave) Summer Sunset Concerts, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Open to kids ages two to twelve and their grown-ups. Make a new project each week!
ArtsVan and its talented staff of artists have been providing a focused arts program for children since 1985.
Children will discover uses for materials found at home so that they may repeat and expand on the lessons learned and add their own style. Summer ArtsVan is sponsored by Yakima Southwest Rotary and Yakima Parks & Recreation.
Call (509) 966-0930 or visit www.alliedartsyakima.org for more info.